Complaint resolution
Alabama
Commission on Higher Education
Alabama Commission on Higher Education
Address:
PO Box 302000 | Montgomery, AL 36130-2000
Alabama
Department of Postsecondary Education
Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education
Address:
PO Box 302130 | Montgomery, AL 36130-2130
Alaska
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
Address:
PO Box 110505 | Juneau, AK 99811-0505
Email:
EED.ACPE-IA@alaska.gov
Arizona
Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education
Address:
1400 W. Washington Street, Room 260, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Website:
https://ppse.az.gov/complaint
Arkansas
Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Arkansas Department of Higher Education
Address:
114 East Capitol Ave., Little Rock, AR 72201
Email:
ADHE_Info@adhe.edu
Arkansas
Arkansas State Board of Private Career Education
Address:
501 Woodlane, Suite 312S, Little Rock, AR 72201
Email:
sbpce@arkansas.gov
California
California Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education
Approved Institutions: California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
Address:
PO Box 980818, W. Sacramento, CA 95798-0818
Email:
bppe@dca.ca.gov
California
California Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education
Exempt Institutions: Attorney General’s Office California Department of Justice Attn: Public Inquiry Unit
Address:
PO Box 9044255 Sacramento, CA 94244-2550
Email:
eabmail@eab.wisconsin.gov
Colorado
Colorado Department of Higher Education
Commission on Higher Education
Address:
1560 Broadway, Suite 1600 Denver, Colorado 80202
Colorado
Colorado Department of Higher Education
Division of Private Occupational Schools
Address:
1560 Broadway, Suite 1600 Denver, Colorado 80202
Connecticut
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Phone:
(800) 842-2649
Address:
165 Capitol Avenue, Room 110, Hartford CT 06106
Email:
trade.practices@ct.gov
Connecticut
Connecticut Office of Higher Education
Phone:
860-947-1800
Address:
61 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT 06105-2326
Email:
info@ctdhe.org
Delaware
Delaware Attorney General
Address:
Consumer Protection Wilmington: 820 N. French Street 5th floor Wilmington, DE 19801
Delaware
Delaware Higher Education Office
Address:
John G. Townsend Building, Suite 2, Dover, DE 19901
Email:
dheo@doe.k12.de.us
Florida
Florida Commission for Independent Education
Address:
325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 1414, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Georgia
Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission
Address:
2082 E. Exchange Pl. #220, Tucker, GA 30084-5334
Hawaii
Hawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization Program (HPEAP)
Address:
PO Box 541, Honolulu, Hawaii 96809
Email:
hpeap@dcca.hawaii.gov
Idaho
Idaho State Board of Education
Attn: State Coordinator for Private Colleges and Proprietary Schools
Address:
650 West State Street, PO Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720-0037
Illinois
Board of Higher Education
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Phone:
Institutional Complaint Hotline: (217) 557-7359
Address:
431 East Adams, 2nd Floor Springfield, Illinois 62701-1404
Email:
info@ibhe.org
Indiana
Department of Workforce Development, Office of Career and Technical Schools
Complaint Adjudicator DWD/Office of Career and Technical Schools
Address:
10 N. Senate Avenue, Suite 203 Indianapolis, IN 46204
Indiana
Indiana Board for Proprietary Education
Attn: Director of Regulatory Compliance
Address:
302 W Washington Street, Room E201 Indianapolis, IN 46204
Website:
http://www.in.gov/che/2744.htm
Iowa
Iowa College Student Aid Commission
Phone:
(877) 272-4456
Address:
430 E. Grand Ave., 3rd floor, Des Moines, IA 50309
Website:
Student Dispute Resolution Form:
Kansas
Kansas Board of Regents
Address:
1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 520, Topeka, KS 66612-1368
Kansas
Kansas Board of Regents
Address:
1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 520, Topeka, KS 66612-1368
Kansas
Kansas Board of Regents
Address:
1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 520, Topeka, KS 66612-1368
Kentucky
Kentucky Commission on Proprietary Education
Address:
Capital Plaza Tower, Room 302, 500 Mero Street, Frankfort, KY 40601-3319
Kentucky
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
Address:
1024 Capital Center Dr. #320, Frankfort, KY 40601-7512
Email:
Sarah.levy@ky.gov
Kentucky
Office of the Attorney General
Address:
Capitol Suite 118, 700 Capitol Avenue, Frankfort, KY 40601-3449
Louisiana
Louisiana Attorney General Office, Consumer Protection Section
Phone:
1-800-351-4889, 225-326-6465
Address:
PO Box 94005, Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Email:
ConsumerInfo@ag.state.la.us
Louisiana
Louisiana Board of Regents
Attn: Nancy Beall or Dr. Larry Trembly
Address:
PO Box 3677, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3677
Maine
Maine Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division
Address:
6 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333
Maine
Maine Department of Education
Deborah Friedman - Complaints
Address:
23 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0023
Maryland
Maryland Higher Education Commission
Phone:
(410) 767-3388
Address:
6 North Liberty Street, 10th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201
Maryland
Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division
Phone:
Consumer Protection Hotline: (410) 528-8662
Address:
200 St. Paul Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
Email:
consumer@oag.state.md.us
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
Address:
One Ashburton Place Room 1401 Boston, MA 02108
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Division of Professional Licensure, Office of Private Occupational School Education
Address:
1000 Washington Street Boston, MA 02118
Michigan
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Commercial Services, Licensing Division
Address:
Proprietary School Unit Staff 201 N. Washington Sq., Lansing, MI 48913
Minnesota
Minnesota Office of Higher Education
Address:
1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 350, St. Paul, MN 55108-5227
Mississippi
Consumer Protection Division, Office of the Attorney General
Address:
PO Box 22947, Jackson, MS 39225-2947
Mississippi
Consumer Protection Division, Office of the Attorney General
Address:
PO Box 22947, Jackson, Mississippi 39225-2947
Mississippi
Mississippi Commission of Proprietary Schools and College Registration
Address:
3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39211-6453
Mississippi
Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation
Address:
3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39211-6453
Missouri
Missouri Department of Higher Education
Address:
205 Jefferson Street, PO Box 1469, Jefferson City, MO 65102-1469
Email:
info@dhe.mo.gov
Montana
Montana Board of Regents
Office of Commissioner of Higher Education Montana University System
Address:
2500 Broadway Street PO Box 203201 Helena, MT 59620-3201
Montana
Montana Office of Consumer Protection
Office of Commissioner of Higher Education Montana University System
Address:
2225 11th Avenue PO Box 200151 Helena, MT 59620-0151
Email:
contactocp@mt.gov
Nebraska
Nebraska Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division
Phone:
Consumer Protection Hotline: (800) 727-6432
Address:
2115 State Capitol, Lincoln, NE 68509
Nebraska
Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
Address:
PO Box 95005, Lincoln, NE 68509-5005
Nebraska
Nebraska Department of Education, Private Postsecondary Career Schools
Address:
Investigations Office 301 Centennial Mall South PO Box 98987 Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
Nevada
Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education
Address:
8778 S Maryland Parkway, Suite 115, Las Vegas, NV 89123
New Hampshire
New Hampshire HEC-Career School Licensing
Kimberly Kenneally, NH Department of Education
Phone:
603-271-6443
Address:
101 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Higher Education Commission
Patricia Edes, New Hampshire Department of Education
Phone:
603-271-0257
Address:
101 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301
Email:
Patricia.Edes@doe.nh.gov
New Jersey
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Center for Occupational Employment Information
Address:
Training Evaluation Unit, PO Box 057, Trenton, NJ 08625-0057
New Jersey
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
Address:
124 Halsey Street, Newark, NJ 07102
Email:
nj_che@che.state.nj.us
New Jersey
Secretary of Higher Education
New Jersey Higher Education
Address:
PO Box 542, Trenton, NJ 08625
Email:
nj_che@che.state.nj.us
New Mexico
New Mexico Higher Education Department
Address:
2048 Galisteo, Santa Fe, NM 87505
New York
New York Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision
New York State Education Department
Address:
99 Washington Avenue, Room 1613 OCP, Albany, NY 12234
New York
Office of College and University Evaluation
New York Office of College and University Evaluation, New York State Education Department
Address:
5 North Mezzanine, Albany, NY 12234
Email:
ocueinfo@mail.nysed.gov
North Carolina
Board of Governors for the University of North Carolina
Phone:
919-962-4558
Address:
Postsecondary Education Complaints c/o Assistant Director of Licensure and Workforce University of North Carolina General Administration 910 Raleigh Road Chapel Hill, NC 27515
North Carolina
Community College System State Board of Proprietary Schools
Address:
200 West Jones St. Raleigh, NC 27603
North Dakota
North Dakota Consumer Protection Division (if institution is “exempt” or not authorized)
Office of Attorney General Parrell Grossman, Director, Consumer Protection Division
Phone:
701-328-5570
Address:
Gateway Professional Center, 1050 E Interstate Ave. Suite 200, Bismarck, ND 58503-5574
North Dakota
North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education (if institution is “authorized)
Address:
State Capitol - 15th Floor, 600 E. Boulevard Ave. Dept. 270 Bismarck, ND 58505-0610
Email:
cte@nd.gov
Ohio
Ohio Attorney General, Consumer Protection Section
Address:
30 E. Broad St., 14th Floor Columbus, OH 43215-3400
Ohio
Ohio Board of Regents
Address:
25 South Front Street Columbus, OH 43215-4183
Ohio
Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools
Address:
30 East Broad Street, Suite 2481 Columbus, OH 43215
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection Unit
Attn: Investigative Analyst
Address:
313 NE 21st Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Board of Private Vocational Schools
Attn: Investigative Analyst
Address:
3700 Classen Boulevard, Suite 250 Oklahoma City, OK 73118-2864
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
Address:
655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Oregon
Oregon Attorney General
Financial Fraud/Consumer Protection Section
Address:
1162 Court St. NE, Salem, OR 97301-4096
Oregon
Oregon Department of Education, Private Career Schools Office
Address:
255 Capitol Street NE, Salem, OR 97310-0203
Oregon
Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission, ODA
Address:
775 Court St. NE, Salem, OR 97301
Pennsylvania
Office of Attorney General, Bureau of Consumer Protection
Address:
14th Floor, Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Address:
333 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Council on Higher Education
Address:
PO Box 1900 , San Juan, PR 00910-1900
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Department of Justice
Address:
PO Box 9020192, San Juan, PR 00902-0192
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education
Address:
Shepard Building, 80 Washington Street, Providence, RI 02903
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Attorney General, Consumer Protection Unit
Address:
150 South Main Street, Providence, RI 02903
Website:
http://www.ribghe.org/8a1031912.pdf
South Carolina
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
Phone:
803-737-3918
Address:
1122 Lady St., Suite 300 Columbia, SC 29201
South Dakota
South Dakota Office of Attorney General, Division of Consumer Protection
Address:
1302 E Hwy 14 Suite 3, Pierre, SD 57501-8053
South Dakota
South Dakota Secretary of State Jason M. Gant
Address:
State Capitol 500 East Capitol Avenue Pierre, SD 57501-5070
Email:
sdsos@state.sd.us
Texas
Higher Education Coordinating Board
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Address:
1200 E. Anderson Lane, Austin, TX 78752
Texas
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
Address:
PO Box 12548, Austin, TX 78711-2548
Texas
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Address:
404 James Robertson Parkway, Suite 1900, Nashville, TN 37243
Texas
Texas Workforce Commission
Career Schools and Colleges - Room 226-T
Address:
101 East 15th Street, Austin, TX 78778-0001
U.S. Virgin Islands
Government of the United States Virgin Islands
Department of Education, Office of the Commissioner
Address:
1834 Kongens Gade St. Thomas, V.I. 00802
Utah
Utah Division of Consumer Protection
Address:
160 East 300 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Email:
consumerprotection@utah.gov
Vermont
Vermont Agency of Education
Address:
120 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
Vermont
Vermont Attorney General’s Office
Address:
109 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05609-1001
Virginia
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
Address:
101 N. 14th St., James Monroe Building, Richmond, VA 23219
Email:
communications@schev.edu
Washington
Washington Student Achievement Council
Address:
917 Lakeridge Way, PO Box 43430 Olympia, WA 98504-3430
Email:
dainfo@wsac.wa.gov
Washington
Washington Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board
Address:
128 10th Avenue SW PO Box 43105 Olympia, WA 98504-3105
Email:
workforce@wtb.wa.gov
Website:
Instructions:
Washington, D.C.
District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education Education Licensure Commission
Address:
810 First Street, NE, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20002
West Virginia
Community and Technical College System of West Virginia
Address:
1018 Kanawha Blvd. E., Ste. 700 Charleston, WV 25301
West Virginia
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Address:
1018 Kanawha Blvd E., Ste 700 Charleston, WV 25301-2800
West Virginia
West Virginia Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
Address:
PO Box 1789, Charleston, WV 25326-1789
West Virginia
West Virginia Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
Address:
PO Box 1789, Charleston, WV 25326-1789
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Educational Approval Board
Address:
201 W. Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor, PO Box 8696, Madison, WI 53708
Email:
eabmail@eab.wisconsin.gov
Wyoming
Attorney General's Office
Address:
123 Capitol Building, 200 W. 24th Street Cheyenne, WY 82002
Wyoming
Wyoming Department of Education
Address:
2300 Capitol Avenue, Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050